Clearwater, SD is a small rural town located in the center of the state. With a population of just over 500 people, it is a tight-knit community with strong family values and a sense of community pride. The politics in Clearwater have always been conservative, focusing on keeping taxes low and supporting local businesses. In recent years, there has been more of an effort to bring new businesses into town and create more jobs for the local population. This has resulted in a few local candidates running for office to help shape the future of Clearwater. These candidates look to represent their constituents, as well as provide sound leadership and decision making that will continue the prosperity of Clearwater for generations to come.
The political climate in Clearwater, SD is very conservative.
Miner County, SD is very conservative. In Miner County, SD 28.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.1%.
Miner county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clearwater, SD is very conservative.
Miner County, South Dakota is very conservative.
South Dakota is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Clearwater, South Dakota: R R d R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Clearwater, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $2,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,618 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)